ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 1992 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (AMENDMENT) ENACTMENT 1992
Section 15. Amendment to section 51A.
The principal Enactment is amended by inserting immediately after section 51, a new section 51A as follows:
"Out of Court divorce. 51A. (1) Notwithstanding the provision of section 51, a man who divorced his wife by pronouncing talaq in any form out of Court and without consent of the Court shall within seven days of the pronouncement of talaq report such prnouncement of talaq to the Court.
(2) The Court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the talaq was validly pronounced according to Hukum Syara'.
(3) If the court is satisfied that the talaq was validly pronounced according to Hukum Syara', it shall, subject to section 119, make an order certifying such divorce by talaq. The Court shall record such divorce and send a certified copy of the record to the appropriate Registrar and to the Chief Registrar for a registration.".